The Electoral Process - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1985

Universal Adult Suffrage means all

A. Adult citizens canvote
B. Citizens can vote
C. Qualified citizens can vote
D. Literate citizens can vote
E. Males can vote

Question 32:

• JAMB 1985

The deliberate tampering with the delimitation of constituencies in order to win more seats is called

A. Gerontocracy
B. Gerrymandering
C. Delimitation
D. Bureaucracy
E. Devolution

Question 33:

• JAMB 1985

In a simple majority electoral system, the candidate that wins is the one who

A. Obtains the greatest number of votes cast
B. Has spent the most amount of money
C. Has travelled most widely in the country
D. Is endorsed by the traditional rulers
E. Has most support among labour union leaders

Question 34:

• JAMB 1985

An election conducted to fill a vacant post in a legislature is known as

A. A primary election
B. A general election
C. A by -election
D. A referendum
E. An indirect election

Question 35:

• JAMB 1985

A person who is disenfranchised is

A. Allowed to be voted for
B. Allowed to exercised his voting right
C. Not perfmitted to vote
D. Allowed to nominate a candidate
E. A prohibited immigrant